I wish I had more money. My dream "job" would be buying land, spending 2-3 years constructing swales and ponds and planting native trees, then leasing it out to permaculture folks

@mountaingardening

2 жыл бұрын

We want to do something similar as well. We want to buy desert land and then turn it green with a permaculture homestead. We, like you, are lacking money for the land. Trying to get there with our KZread channel.

@msdramamusic

2 жыл бұрын

@@mountaingardening I wish we could all contribute and buy desert land and do this to show others how this is good for the environment.

@TheLaughingMan_

2 жыл бұрын

DO IT. AT ALL COSTS. SCALE. BREAK THROUGH YOUR SELF-IMPOSED LIMITATIONS.

@prshntkumar0000

2 жыл бұрын

Every place has grazing and wastelands available, we can practice whatever for free, no need to buy a parched land, If you still feel to do so, you can impact a lot of people you can invest here in my country, India, via some NGOs or individual projects. ✌🏾

@michaelsmith9714

2 жыл бұрын

What a great worthy dream. I do this for a living. I don’t buy land. Opportunities like this exist. I just have not seen any paid jobs any where. It is so easy to start if you are in the right place.

Large scale reintroduction of the beaver to the American west would be the cheapest way to increase ground water levels

@mattclegg181

3 жыл бұрын

There are beavers in Minnesota but unfortunately they are treated as pests. It's illegal but lots of beavers are killed by landowners.

@darklordmenet

3 жыл бұрын

you ever deal with a beaver before? they are good and bad. good because yes, they build damns, bad because they cause more land slides further up the water way. the way these people did it, is something the beavers don't do. Also beavers do more damage ripping up their areas than this project.

@trevortaylor5501

3 жыл бұрын

Hailing from Canada I agree! Just seen a beaver the other day on the Avon river. Great animal!

@TombstoneHeart

3 жыл бұрын

Something somewhat similar was put into place by a farmer here in the Great Southern Land. The need to keep land hydrated is a constant problem here, on the driest continent on Earth, until Peter Andrews came up with a home grown solution on his own land. What followed was government interference, disputes with neighbours and family members and, finally, being practically pushed off the property by a foreign mining company! Despite all of this, the proof of Peter's pudding was in the eating and the aerial shots of his once farmland show he was right on the money the whole time. kzread.info/dash/bejne/X2iDpMWLeLuXcsY.html

@munk_ken

3 жыл бұрын

You've gotta also consider the fact that humans like to live in relatively controlled and predictable environments. Not to mention the fact that they often see that locations fit for ponds are so flat that they are often deemed suitable for housing developments. In the town that I live in, I've witnessed multiple instances where local ponds were buried for the sake of adding an expensive housing development to expand the local suburb while eliminating an "unsightly" wetland. That same city, years later is now complaining of wells running dry.

All Governments in the world should be implementing this way of living. Permaculture is the right way to restore our land and help our Planet.

WOW! I'm studying environmental engineering, I love permaculture and in the future I want to regenerate the ecosystems like you! Here in Italy we have beautiful landscapes but the wild vegetation is very very low (and we are reducing it every year). The water management is horrible: hydrogeological instability, desertification and massive rainfall damages are the main problems that we have. I think that a systemic change in agricultural methods (from "traditional" agriculture to permaculture) and a sane water management like yours can bring back to life our mistreated country! Lot of love from Italy ❤️

@viverepensare

3 жыл бұрын

@Nicolo come find us!

@gategi10

2 жыл бұрын

The problem everywhere seems to be ignorance by the majority of population of the principles of Permaculture . Traditional modern agriculture is what has cobtributed to topsoil degradation The climate change denier mentality and the emphasis on large scale monoculture without thought for regeneration of degradated soil and ecosystems just for short term profit is the main issue. Unless you can persuade the vùuùast majority of people to change lifestyle abd demand powers that be then we will struggle to survive in the future

@shandor2522

Жыл бұрын

@@gategi10: Denying global warming doesn’t go hand in hand with managing water badly. I’m all for learning from the beaver and storing water naturally so forests & farms can benefit. The lust for quick profits by raping the earth preceded the Industrial Revolution by centuries.

@evenigro1423

7 ай бұрын

If you ever find your way to Utah please feel free to come test your knowledge on our land! 😅

Peter Andrews in Australia described how important it is to slow the water down as it moves over the surface. It makes a massive difference. I'm even mounding and channeling my little garden's surface so the water can get down much deeper. Great video!

@howarddickson636

3 жыл бұрын

Yes indeed... Lets rebuild the Darling with leaky weirs.

@davidhickenbottom6574

2 жыл бұрын

He was an amazing pioneer.

This is really interesting. I was raised on a farm in Nebraska and my Dad was actively involved in soil and water conservation. He terraced our hills to control and retain water. There were peach trees around the bottom terrace. We had a big pond that was also a lot of fun, besides holding the water to percolate above the corn and alfalfa fields. We swam in there as kids (? Eeewww) had a little fishing boat, and in winter it was an awesome skating rink at the bottom of the hill. Many wonderful memories of all the town kids coming out to sled dow our hill, which Dad would use his farm equipment to sculpt snow into toboggan runs ending on the iced-over pond and we'd have contests who could get the farthest across the pond.

@vedicapproach8105

Жыл бұрын

Sounds like you have/had a great dad. 🫶

@calebpreister8454

Жыл бұрын

I am from Nebraska, too! It would be cool to talk about your dad's farm.

This is a cool project, and encouraging for the future. However, DON'T STAND IN A TRENCH WITHOUT SHORING!!!!! Even the most stable-seeming trenches can collapse without warning, causing instant death or rendering it impossible to rescue the victim before asphyxiation. :( But the rest of the video is great!

@jamesswanson7213

3 жыл бұрын

I was actually worried for him in that trench. I thought this guy has a lot to share with the world still. I really hope he lives long enough to do so.

@dr.brockley7959

3 жыл бұрын

My friend lost her dad this way. Agreed.

@vegahunter8

3 жыл бұрын

Underrated comment right here. As someone who digs a lot of holes with excavators, my spidy senses were going bananas when he was standing in the trench.

@flash_flood_area

3 жыл бұрын

Wow, an important tip. That would be tragic. Construction can be very dangerous.

@seyelk59

3 жыл бұрын

But that's almost straight clay?

This must be done by man all over the Earth's surface. This is what we are *_for._* Thankyou - seems so inadequate.

Thank you. This provides a foundation for what i hve been intuitively trying to do. Now i can move forward more intentionally. On another note, please never show someone down in an excavation without at least warning the viewer that they can't just go doen into them without also considering the safety of the situation. The point isn't whether or not that particular situation was safe, it is that we enthusiastic amateurs may think ALL excavations are safe. They're not.

@rolfpoelman3486

3 жыл бұрын

Good point. Thanks. I wonder if it is a bad indicator that some people are not aware of that type of danger.

@celiab.396

3 жыл бұрын

I was not aware at all of such dangers, so I appreciate the warning comments.

@lifeliver9000

3 жыл бұрын

Warning labels on everything you touch and do. More people die tripping when walking than in car accidents. Maybe we should each day read safe walking manuals before getting up. Personal responsibility

@DazBochiz

3 жыл бұрын

@@lifeliver9000 personal responsiblity is made much easier when you are educated on dangers - hence the warning labels - no one is born knowing everything and as much as people say "its just common sense" common sense still has to be learned

@lifeliver9000

3 жыл бұрын

@@DazBochiz common sense is when standing in a hole make sure it’s unlikely to fall in on you. Safety first means every hole you stand in needs to be shored up and safety equipment in place. Two different things

This will be good in Romania where my grandfather lives, in summer the stream near his house is dead...wich was going strong all year around years ago...

@thatamerican3187

2 жыл бұрын

People eff everything up. It is Just what they do.

Brilliant, I just bought 4 1/2 acres and was wanting to have two ponds dug, this just confirms my idea! Thank you!

@umwoods

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@HickoryDickory86

3 жыл бұрын

Make sure to put in some swales on contour, too, if the property is not well-watered year-round.

@thehealinghiker

3 жыл бұрын

@@HickoryDickory86 I will have to research that now too, thanks!!

@sweetlady1616

3 жыл бұрын

good luck 👍🏼 i want to buy land too

@darklordmenet

3 жыл бұрын

check your local laws!!! had a guy put a pond in his yard with out getting the permits for it.....yea....$8,000 fine....it's great for the water shed and all, but you really need to make sure you are allowed to have it.

Anybody else on an ecosystem spree!? Glad to see people do this, gives me hope for humanity. All we have to do now is figure out how to end wars

I would be interested to see how the land handles these ponds and what kind, if any, of erosion occurs in 5 or 10 years time. Please post videos that follow up on this work that shares your successes and failures so other people can learn from this style of habitat restoration.

@dungeonmaster6292

2 жыл бұрын

Shut up

Beavers used to do this in the past.

Dude I love love love the old game inspiration. Sim City 2000 was the best rampage.. that was the greatest after school special.

Manzanita friends! Thank you for proving that we can make a huge difference. I used to work watershed restoration in Eugene, that whole part of the Willamette is proving that water health is our health. Love this video!

This is one of the best descriptions of a pond building process I have seen yet on youtube. Fantastic content and delivery!

Wonderful video! Abel and Tao are so well spoken about why this type of pond building can regenerate our watersheds. Thank you!

The Climate is Changing and we need to make are environment more resilient.

Thank you for documenting this process. Well done!

Greetings from the LooseNatural farm in Andalusia Spain where we currently construct a pond. Thank you for sharing this video

@permaculture_institute_na

5 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful

This looks fun as hell! I did the same type of project with leaves and sticks in the street gutter when I was a child.

Wow, amazing work!!! I truly hope that more people/organizations listen to your outcomes! I have no doubt it has already done so much good for the surrounding area! You have inspired me to rethink my farm, and possibly put in a few more pounds! Thank you for everything you are doing to save the forests and the waterways!!!

This reminds me of the work that an Australian was doing to regenerate the land scape. Cool

This is an incredible film, and a much-needed technology. Thank you for sharing!

I'm so happy he stated the fact climate change. Not global warming. Two totally different events.

Thank you Mr Grohl for your this brilliant video.

YES! THIS IS THE INFORMATION I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR A YEAR NOW! AMAZING VIDEO! THANK YOU FROM SE ASIA!

Beautiful, Thank you for your efforts and sharing with all.

I've been learning more and more this year about how water moves through soil and it's amazing how vegetation affects that and vice versa.

Soil builders of the world, unite and take over!

@DavidXRae

3 жыл бұрын

Healthy soil makes healthy plants, healthy plants make healthy food, healthy food makes healthy people, healthy people make healthy soil

@MrDeicide1

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidXRae Mo rice - mo people Mo People - mo poo Mo poo - mo rice

@DavidXRae

3 жыл бұрын

@@MrDeicide1 heell yeah brother

@MrDeicide1

3 жыл бұрын

@@DavidXRae It's the Cilcle of Rife

Inspiring stuff. Keep up the good work y'all!! Thank you for this!

Great film.Very uplifting. These are the people who should be running the show

I like this hydrating the land to optimise the natural landscape away from human made earlier practices that were detrimental to these optimum processes.

Most concise, enjoyable to watch, thoughtful, interdisciplinary water harvesting video I've ever seen. Bravo! Thanks so much!

Wonderful!! Just Wonderful!!! I was one if those kid's too! It broke my heart to see the destruction of our beautiful nature. It's so very inspiring to see people restore the land. Bless you all!!!

Bring back the beavers and let them do their thing! Great video, thanks for sharing.

Thank you so much for showing and explaining this work. I especially appreciate the calm, mater of fact way to speak. 💚🙏

I put in a pond about 10 years ago very much similar to this one. Aside from keeping moisture in the soil around and downstream of the pond, the wildlife abounds! Numerous amphibian species, frogs, turtles, snakes, wood ducks, blue herons, green herons, bats, martins, of course the deer use it.

Good job! When building a ditch pour 3 quarter inch stone over it to shore it up. That's what we do in Canada.

Astonishing work. Mother Nature teaches us wonders.

Thanks for the wonderful ideas. I begin my masters in September which involves watershed response to a changing climate and how we can help mitigate adverse effects, etc. Thoroughly enjoyed every second of this. I will have to look more in depth at your content!

I am so impressed with your work and commitment to regeneration. I lived in Eugene for over a decade and watched the land around there, Springfield and Cottage Grove get drier and drier. Heartbreaking. In those early years of my focus on stewardship I was in an “understand the damage” mindset, didn’t get the concept of active stewardship (yet). More of a look how the forestry industry is mismanaging the land, do something about it focus(I mean, come on, Douglas Fir requires so much water!) At this point I want to be the one doing something and am. I have a very small bit of property 1/2 an acre smack in the middle of town. 1/2 of that is 200-300 year old cedar and spruce on a very steep west-facing hillside… 19% slope riddled with underground springs and rated as one of the highest dangerous erosion hills in the county. Right now I’m focused on restoring microorganisms in the soil and slowly filling the outflow points of a natural trench on either edge of the property to capture, hold and slow runoff. Observing what happens this October will help me to decide where smaller downslope swales/ponds could be situated. At my age/condition it’s going to be slow going but I am committed to helping this little bit of land recover. Thank you for sharing this, it was informative and helps my thought process and planning.

Good video the first 5 minutes or so really chalk up the situation quite accurately

Excellent production without politics! I've down some of this on my 13 acres, but you've inspired me to do much more!

Amazing work! Thanks for helping to save Mother Earth!

Oh my god, I am so happy I watched this video. This is exactly the information I've been wondering about for almost a year, & now I know what information I'll need to find out. Thank you guys SO MUCH!

Truly beautiful stuff. Well explained and I look forward to seeing more graphics and results from these projects

Thank you for the project and for making this film. Inspiring!

I am so doing this tomorrow! I live in Michigan and I am so anxious to start gardening!! Just got two different types of poppies! :) I can't wait! Thanks for the video.

These are exactly the videos where I really feel KZread should have a ❤ button as well.

Great work making the planet a better place for everyone and everything.

This is sooooo amazing and it makes me happy! Good job! If we ALL did a little something it would make a big difference. i'm going to take inspiration from this.

Man that clay is very good quality

thank you, this was really educational, and makes perfect sense especially now.

Thank you very much for sharing such valuable information, very good content

Great film, many thanks!

Wow, incredible work. Very nerd but extremely useful. I think many countries must put some initiatives like that in action in order to avoid desertification.

very well made, more of this please.

beautiful! well done!

Very cool , inspired hit close to home . Thank you.

Amazing work everybody!

More people like you in the world. Absolutely beautiful 👌🏻✌🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻❤️

Excellent work. I wonder how easy i would be for clear cutters to leave dams like this in place when they finish with an area

Hell of a job. Also nice to see so many positive comments

thank you guys for the video, amazing. :)

Absolutely stunning work

As someone that lives in a place that gets over 4" of rain every month it is a little hard to relate. I usually have the other problem. How do I get this water outta here? 😁 I do find it fantastic that instead of using government to try to restrict someone else's property rights they just take the issue into their own hands. Problem solved. Bravo, well done. Enjoyed the video.

Very informative and great video!

this is brilliant thank you for sharing your passion

You have given me so much HOPE for our planet....keep inspiring us😉

Very good vid. Water needs to be treated with respect. The earth does this naturally and humans seem to naturally smite it. Water is treated like a unwanted pest scared out of town left salty and damaged. Water should be a welcome friend that we wish will stay forever:] I have learned to keep my good friend water around my property and it has been a blessing of abundance. Ty for your knowledge keep it up. One love

This was really well done. The shots were beautiful! This is increased motivation for us for regenerative agriculture! Thank you for this video. Liked and subscribed!

Wow, I would love this for Southern California

Imagine how cheap and easy it would be to scale this up. We could pay these volunteers with a tiny sliver of the federal budget, and it would be explosive for their operation.

@dag_of_the_west5416

3 жыл бұрын

That's what the CCC and the WPA did during the 1930s and 40s.

Great video, informative and mind opening

Love this. Thank you for the work.

Fantastic work , I, planning similar ponds now

I love how the clay turned it white, so different

You're doing good work!

Great video! Where I live in Louisiana is very similar to this landscape just without all the elevation. The pine forests were clear cut and left dense clay soil that is hard to work with. I started with a little swale around my garden and it channels water through the soil by way of crawfish holes 😆

Great work , long may you continue Ross NZ

Great work by everyone!

Awesome work team!

Dude, your grey clay is absolutely stunning! I had some nice blue clay in my earthworks, but I feel this grey one is the climax!

@permaculture_institute_na

6 ай бұрын

They sure our blessed!!

When I saw the fig tree at 16:14 my heart jumped. I thought that part of Oregon was a 7 or lower. 8b? Good to live by the ocean and her energy storing capability.

Great video, thanks!

Similar dams are done very often in eastern Australia around Gippsland! Unfortunately it’s mostly to water cattle, but the principals are there!

I learned a lot here. Will check out your other videos.

This is awesome info!!! I would love to figure out how to hold water on a high, flat, sandy tract of land to provide the same benefits.

Excellent ... well done.

I wish I had more land. That looks like a lot of fun. 😀

Besides all of the measuring devices, that looks like fun.

Amazing work

Wow, really well done and informational!

I certainly hope someone shares this with the OWRD. They seem to be stuck in the 19th century when it comes to managing drainages.

Excellent video

In the end... he was the ultimate eco Sim City builder...

This is great ... it should be happening all over the country ... who is going to pay for it. Who is being paid for doing what. I'd love to work doing something like this.

@dag_of_the_west5416

3 жыл бұрын

Build a time machine and go back to 1930s and 40s and work for the WPA or CCC.

Make that man rich, atleast he does something for us